Friend — I became a civic engagement and environmental organizer because I know communities cannot recycle our way out of the climate crisis. To create the large-scale policy we need, we have to address the underlying problems in our democratic structure. I believe we...
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Voter Purges: What are they and how do they impact you?
What are voter purges? Voter purges are the ways that the state takes people off the polls for failing to meet certain requirements. Georgia requirements include: -have not voted in the past seven years -have not updated their address from which they registered to...
How to Respond to the Census
The 2020 Census is happening now! Earlier this year, we wrote about why taking the census is essential to protecting the environment. Here’s what you need to know to respond to the census survey online, by phone, or by mail. The Census is basically just a survey. The...
Defending Democracy to Defend the Planet
What exactly is gerrymandering – and why should environmentalists care? Once every decade, the U.S. Census is conducted. This historical record counts all persons living within the population. The final counts are then used to recalculate the number of seats that each...
Why taking the census is essential to protecting the environment
Every ten years, the U.S. government issues a census survey to collect information about the American population. The information that is collected is used for two critical purposes: 1. More than $1.5 trillion in federal funding is distributed to state and local...
